WATAUGA — Long-time Watauga County smokechaser Edwin Greene was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the Order of the Guardian — two of the highest honors a citizen in North Carolina can earn.Â
BOONE — A beloved community member and local photographer who knew how to capture the essence of the High Country and its residents passed awa…
BOONE — Watauga High School math teacher Shaun Sikes was named Watauga County Schools district-wide Teacher of the Year on May 13 during a sur…
WATAUGA — Early voting for the 2022 Primary election kicked off at 8 a.m. on April 28.
DEEP GAP – Deep Gap local Clinton Triplett is trying to rally the community to renovate Rock View Baptist Church.
WATAUGA — This week, Blue Ridge Conservancy announced it purchased 33 acres of land just outside Boone, providing a critical link for the Midd…
BEECH MOUNTAIN — Dignitaries from the town of Beech Mountain held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 5 to officially recognize the new sled hill…
BOONE — Due to the predictions of strong rain, the May 14 Pinecones & Pages: The Boone Literary Festival will take place at the Jones Hous…
TYNECASTLE — A brush fire in the Berry Road vicinity of Hwy. 105 near the Watauga County line caused a road closure on the primary thoroughfar…
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BOONE — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled the replacement of a stormwater pipe on King Street near the intersectio…
BOONE — One person has been charged after a car chase and crash on May 11, according to the …
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BOONE — Friends of Mount Lawn Cemetery Association made their first major renovation to the …
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BANNER ELK — Banner Elk Town Council met on Monday, May 9, to discuss rezoning efforts and o…
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